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† ˈcherely, adv. Obs.
Forms: 4 cherli, 4–5 cherlich(e, 5 cheerliche, cherly, cherely.
[f. chere a. + -ly2; but confused with charily.]
1. Lovingly, affectionately; carefully, watchfully.
c1350Will. Palerne 62 Þe cherl ful cherli þat child tok in his armes & kest hit. 1395Purvey Remonstr. (1851) 24 A wyf kepith cherli the ryng of her weddinge for love of her husbonde. 1399Langl. Rich. Redeles iii. 203 And cherliche cheriche hem, as cheff in þe halle. c1430Pilgrimage of Lyf of Manhode (1869) 36 This releef j wole keepe streitliche and cheerliche. a1450Knt. de la Tour (1868) 38 My good arraye..that y helde so cherely that y wolde not were it in the..sondayes in the worshipe of God.
2. ? Sumptuously.
c1394P. Pl. Crede 582 And chereliche as a cheueteyne his chambre to holden Wiþ chymene and chapell. |